InterMoor has finished replacing critical components in an FPU mooring system offshore Equatorial Guinea on schedule, enabling the prime contractor, Boskalis, to expand the InterMoor work scope.
The original contract covered replacing old mooring chains and wire ropes for eight of the 12 mooring lines along with two drag anchors on Mobil Equatorial Guinea's (MEGI's) Zafiro Producer floating production unit. During the operation, Boskalis contracted
InterMoor to replace an additional mooring line.The engineering work began in October 2014 in Houston and the Netherlands, where the Norwegian Anchor Handling & Construction (AHC) vessel 'Olympic Zeus' was mobilised. InterMoor completed the installation work on location 64 kilometres west of Malabo, offshore Equatorial Guinea, from the 'Olympic Zeus'.
During the installation, InterMoor thoroughly inspected all the mooring lines as they were being disconnected from the floating production unit to determine which portion of the line required replacement with new chain and connectors. The company also documented the installation to ensure the client had information on the mooring system.
The offshore installation was completed in March 2015 to MEGI's satisfaction.